Nevermind that there is a clearly marked bike lane. Nevermind that there are multiple signs indicating that no parking is permitted at any time. Nevermind the fire hydrant.
If the City is looking for some revenue, enforcing its own parking rules might be a place to start.
It’s hard to see, but the Jeep Cherokee is parked directly over the bike lane symbol.
Hey Bike Walk CT and Hartford Parking Authority, are you out there?
Tony C
Part of the issue is that DPW striped the bike lane at 8 ft wide – just like a parking lane.
The most consistent violations are at the car dealership. They have more cars than will fit in their lot, so they park them in the bike lane. Expect there is a zoning regulation they are violating besides parking in the bike lane.
I’ll bug our South Green community officer.
Kerri Provost
Yes, the biggest offender is that dealership. How do we know? There are cars from the dealership parked there. Also, the bodega across the street does not hurt.
When there is no enforcement, people park in the lanes. This pushes cyclists into the street or the sidewalk. When we ask for better infrastructure, it then becomes all too easy for someone to point and say “but nobody is using the bike lanes anyway.” Yeah, here’s why.
Kerri Provost
That someone is parked in front of a hydrant, in a marked bike lane, where there is an unambiguous “no parking” sign is the most bothersome. Like, how does that person even remotely think he or she can park there?!
Anne Brodsky
What is that ugly brown metal thing in the first photo?